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A man stands waist-deep in a river at the Triveni Sangam, seen from the side in profile. His long wet black hair is tied back at the nape, and he wears an orange-saffron cloth wrapped around his waist and draped over his bare shoulder. Water droplets glisten on his bare skin. Behind him, the river surface extends toward small boats and a few distant bathers along the far bank.

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January 08 20062006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08Photograph of a man standing waist-deep in a river, seen from the side and slightly from behind. He is bare-chested with long dark hair tied back, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and wrapped around his waist. His hands are cupped together in front of him in a prayer gesture over the water while he looks downward. In the background, other bathers and wooden boats are visible along the far riverbank.2006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08A photograph of a bare-chested man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a flowing orange-red garment wrapped at the waist and draped over his shoulder, wading into a river. He leans forward, reaching his right hand into the water, which splashes around his arm. The river water is murky brown-green with ripples and droplets in the air. The figure has distinctive long hair and orange ceremonial clothing, consistent with a person performing a river ritual at a sacred confluence.2006-01-08A bare-chested man stands waist-deep in a river, wringing out long wet black hair with both hands raised behind his head. He wears a wet saffron-orange cloth wrapped around his waist and draped over his left shoulder. Blurred figures and boats appear in the background across the grey-brown water. The swami identity cannot be confirmed from appearance; the man is a bather in orange cloth.2006-01-08A smiling man with wet, swept-back black hair stands waist-deep in a river, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl draped over his bare shoulders. A red tilak mark is on his forehead. He leans slightly forward, one hand dipping into the water. Behind him, a distant figure in orange and small boats are visible on the water at a sacred bathing spot.2006-01-08A photo of a man standing waist-deep in a river, bowing forward with his head tilted down. He has long, wet, dark hair tied up at the back and is bare-chested, with an orange-saffron cloth wrapped over his shoulders and around his waist. Water droplets glisten on his shoulders and the calm, rippling water surrounds him. The man's appearance (long hair, saffron wrap, bare chest) is a plausible match for the a person candidate, but the image is partly turned away and the face is not clearly distinct, so identity is uncertain.2006-01-08A man with long, wet, dark hair stands waist-deep in a river, wearing a wet orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder and wrapped around the waist, leaving the upper body bare. He smiles, looking down, with both hands held outward over the flowing water, which is grey-green in daylight. Water droplets glisten on his shoulders and arms.2006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08